Quick-acting lever actuated pipe vise



Jan. 25, 1949.

L. J. FERREE QUICK ACTING LEVER ACTUATED PIPE VISE Filed Feb: 21, 1944mw RE Y W W N A R E o v m M EH/ Patented Jan. 25, 1949' E VISE Leon' J.Ferree'; Goife'yville; Kaila, assignorjof one-half to Melvifi J.Huxta-ble, Kansas- Git y;

Application-February 21, 1944; seria1 No. 523,274

I 3*Glaimsi' 1 My'invention relates to Vises, and "more" par ticularlyto a quick actin'gpipe' vise.

In cutting and threading pipe, particularly onv larger jobs, or on jobsin which a large amount of the same size of pipe is used, it is mghlyjidesirable to leave the jaws of the vise set in a fixed It is aparticular'purpose of, my invention to.

provide a vise in which it is unnecessary to adjust themovable jawmember thereof relative to the yoke-like member after the same hasonceb'een adjusted to properly clamp a piece of pipe be'-. tween thejaws of the vise, as long as the same size pipe, or similar member,circular in cross sec. tion, is placed between said jaws. While a membercircular in cross section is referred tohereim lt'is'to be understoodthat any member that can be'clamped between the jaws of a pipevv'ise.can:-

constitute the work inserted between thejaws of myimproved vise.

It is a'particular purpose of my invention to provide a vise in whichsaidabove. referred toyoke-like member is provided with the usualmounting'for a rigid jaw slidable relative-to the yoke-like member, andscrew-threaded means for adjusting the position of said rigid jawrelative to said yoke-like member, 'to thus adjust'said"'jaw to properpipe clamping position, whenthe "yokeilike member and base membercarrying the jawsare in propercooperative relation, which yokelikemember is provided with means for successively bringing theyoke-like member into'what'. isordinarily referred to as aclosed'position, or"

aposition adjacent thebase member; and'lock ing said yoke-like member tosaid base member with the jaws in clamping engagement'with' the work.

It is a further purpose of my invention'to'prm vide a vise of the abovementioned character with alever for'performingthe operation ofclos ingthe vise and clamping the jaws tothework; which also serves as means forsucoessively're leasing the jaws from the work and opening the vise-sothat the work can be removedthierefrom.

l movement off'the lever'referredwo;the vise-can: bequi cklw adjusted toclampa piece-' of worle therein arrwquickly adjusted-to remove a: pieceof? work therefrom; in" eachcase-by" a-single= swingingmovement of-theoperatinglever-r This is accomplished by providing a member" rotat ableabout" a fixed axis" on the yoke' llke merm ber, which: carries? anelongated l'i'ook' lilie men! ber'pivotally th'e-pivot'of' s'aid'elongated hook lik'e' member "being'mounted-eccentrically-"to the;axis-of rotation" of"said" rotatable member? andr providingfmeans forsecuring said levertosatid i rotatable member, sc'rth'atthe-sa1ne-*rotate"abont* theaXis of said rotatable member as" a unlt; andfurther" providing means on said lever engag=- ing said hook like"memberto swing the same away", from" the" abutment usually s providedfor surrh" hook-like member on the basemember after" being? unclampedtherefrom; and providing} means onsaid *yokedikemernber engaged bysaid"hoork' likemember so that furtl'ier" swinging n'rove'ment'tliereofbymeansof said lever will' swing *theyoke-like member-away from thebase"member;- or into" an open position; after-said? hook-like member, hasbeen *moved 'out of -posi' tion 'ad'jacent' said abutment;

Itns a further purposemfmyinvention toprovide means for" preventing? thehandiflorrt Slip ping o'n the lever"or' handle member" oftlie def--vice, and to provideguard'fmeans orrsaddhaniile to' prevent pinching oftheh'and "ofthe opera'tor of thevisebetweerrtlieworkingpartsoftlije"oper= atingmeans therefor,

Other objects and advantages oinry invention- 35" will appear as" thedescription ofthe" drawings:

proceeds? I desire" to have" it understood; how ever, thati domotintend-tolimit-myselftoithe" particular details shown 7 or described,except" as-definedinj the claims;

40 -In'the drawings F igi 1* is-ar front elevational" view-"of my-- irrlprove vise:

Fig. 21s a fragmentary elevati'orial view of the vise as viewed fromtherear side thereof show 4553 ing the -parts in a difierent--positionz Figa fragmentary enlarged sectional view through th e rota-table eccentricmember -tlirougl'i the axis of rotation thereof and adjoining parts-jtaken subs'tantially onthelirie 3 3* of 'Fig l: Ffge is a fragmentarv'sectionalview ken at rightzangles to- Figa 3',takensubstantially-on tIieHineA MQF-Fi'g: Fig-5 5"*is'= a' fragmentarysectional viewtaken substantially on the 'line '5--5"'--of Fig? l, and;

Mans is thus-providedwhereby; witki a*single== 6 is a fragmentary torrplaw view-' of the of a lateral projection on said base member, this,

also being common to Vises that are provided with hook-like members fordetachably securing one of the legs of the yoke-like member to the basemember. Said base member is further provided with mounting means H fordetachably securing a rigid serrated jaw l2 of a substantially V-shapedcharacter, to the base member.

The yoke-like member is of a substantially U-shaped character, having atransversely extending portion I3 and a leg I that is substantiallyparallel to the leg 8; The inner faces of the legs 8 and H are providedwith guides l5 for a slidably mounted member I6 that detachably carriesa serrated jaw H, such as ordinarily provided on pipe Vises, it beingcommon to have the jaw I1 extend between a pair of serrated jaws l2 onthe member although the particular arrangement of these jaws to clampvarious sizes of pipe therebetween can be varied, the particular jawstructure not being part of my invention. The slidably mounted member I6is swiveled in the usual manner to a screw-threaded stem member l8, sothat said screw-threaded stem can be rotated relative to the slidablemember IE, but is held against endwise movement relative to said memberI6. Said stem screW-threadedly engages an internally screw-threadedsocket member l9, provided in the transverse portion I3 of saidyoke-like member in the usual manner, and has a head thereon forreceiving the clamping bar, or lever 2|, having the usual endenlargements 22 thereon, be rotated to advance the jaw l1 toward thejaw, or jaws, 2, or move said jaw l1 away from said jaw, or jaws, l2,either to firmly clamp a piece of work, such as the pipe 23therebetween, .when said yoke-like member is fixed relative to the basemember, or to release the Work.

Said yoke-like member is provided with an enlargement the junction ofthe transverse portion I3 and the leg I4, which is providedwith acircular bore 25 for rotatably receiving a substantially cylindricalrotatable adjusting member 26. Said rotatable member is straddled by apair of ears 21, provided on the curved end portion 28 of a lever29,'said curved end portion being shown as being made of a separatepiece of material, welded to the tubular member 29 in the drawings,although the members 29 and 28 can be made integral if desired. The ears2'! are fixed to the rotatable member 26 by means of a pair of pins 30located near the periphery of the rotatable member 26,

whereby said stem can 24 thereon at the outer corner of 4 thereof remotefrom the hook-like member 32, which ears embrace the ears 2'], but arefree to slide thereon. The rotatable cylindrical member 26 is providedwith an opening 35 therein that is eccentric to the center of saidmember 25, and which rotatably receives the shank portion 36 of a headedscrew-threaded member, the head 31 of which is in engagement with theouter face of one ear 34, and the screw-threaded end of whichscrew-threadedly engages in an opening 33 in the other ear 34, and isprovided with a lock nut 39 thereon so as to lock the parts in adjustedposition. The headed screw-threaded member is screw-threaded into suchadjusted position that there will be no looseness of the parts, and yetthe ears 34 are free to swing relative to the ears 2'! to permit easyoperation of the device. It will be noted that the arrangement of theparts is such that when the headed screw-threaded pivot member is inposition the ears 34 will hold the pins 33 in position to fixedly lockthe lever 29 to the rotatablemember 26.

The location of the opening 35 is such that when the lever 23 is in theposition shown in Fig, 2 the shank 33 of the pivot member for thehook-like member 36 will be swung around to a position on the oppositeside of a line, that could be drawn through the axis of rotation of themember 26 and the point of engagement of the hook like member 32 withthe abutment ID, to that which the member 36 assumes when in theposition shown in Fig. 4, and considerably closer to the leg I4 than inthe position shownin Fig. 4, which will release the faces I3 and 33 fromclamping engagement with each other, and the jaws l2 and H from clampingengagement with the work and permit the swinging of the hook-like member32 to the position shown in Fig. 2. On the other hand, when the partsare in the position shown in Fig. 4, the member 26 will act as aneccentric clamping means to clamp and lock the faces l0 and 33 togetherand the jaws l2 and I! to the work 23.

Means is provided for swinging the hook-like end 32 of the member 3| outof the position in alignment with the abutment it), said means comsothat the lever 29 and the rotatable cylindrical member 26 will rotateabout the axis 25 as a unit.

My improved vise is of the socket provided with an elongated hook-likemember 3| thereon, which has the usual hook portion 32 that is adaptedto engage with the flat faced abutment l0 having a substantially flatface 33 thereon engaging said abutment. Said hook-like member isprovided with a pair of ears 34 projecting endwise therefromatthe endstrap-like member 43, may be provided prising a finger-like extension 43on the member 28,'which engages an abutment 4| provided on theenlargement 42 on one of the ears 34 provided on said hook-like member3| for swinging the hook-line member 3| around the member 36 as a pivotto bring it out of aligning position with the abutment I0.

Any suitable means, such as the U-shaped on the leg I4 of the yoke-likemember to serve as means engaged by the hook-like member 3| to swing theentire yoke-like member about the pivot 9 into open position, so as topermit ready removal of the work 23 from the vise. Preferably, the lever29 is provided with a handle portion 44, which is knurled, so as toprevent slipping of the hand on the handle, and is provided with alateral enlargement 45, which will serve as guard means to prevent theoperators fingers from being pinched between the member 43 and the lever29, or other parts that are adapted to move in close adjacency to eachother.

The hook-like member 3| may be made integral with the member thatcarries the ears 34, or the member that carries-the ears 34 may be madeof a separate piece and welded thereto, as shown in the drawings.

'In operation, the work, such as the pipe 23, is

,,flr st placed in position on the base member, after which theyoke-like "member of the-vise and the hook-like member are moved intothe position shown in Fig. 1, by means of the lever .29. Before doingthis thejaw fl is moved to a position where it will not interfere withthe clamping action between'the parts l and33, and will not be adjustedinto position in engagement with the work until after the yoke-likemember has been moved into the position shown in Fig. 1. After suchposition of the yoke-like member has been reached by adjustment of thelever 29, then the lever or'handle 2! is rotated to rotate thescrewthreaded member K8 in the usual manner to firmly clamp the workbetween the jaws l2 and I1. After the necessary operations have beenperformed on the piece of work 23, the vise is released from the workwithout disturbing the adjustment of the screw-threaded member 18, bymoving the lever 29 to first release the hook from the abutment Iii andthen swing the oke-like member into a position to open the vise, topermit removal of the work, through the position shown in Fig. 2. Thenext piece of work 23 of the same outside diameter of the piece of workpreviously clamped is then inserted into the vise, being laid upon thejaws provided on the base member 6, and by means of the lever 29 by asingle counterclockwise movement thereof, as viewed in Fig. 1, theyoke-like member is swung into closed position, or toward the basemember about the pivot 9, the hook-like member 3| is moved intoalignment with the abutment I0 by the action of gravity as the yoke-likemember moves into position, and is then moved toward the abutment I!) tofirmly clamp the work 23 between the jaws l2 and H when the lever 29reaches substantially the position shown in Fig. 1.

It will thus be seen that both release of the work and opening of thevise is done by a single movement of the lever 29 and the closing-of thevise and clamping of the work is done similarly by a single movement ofthe lever 29 inthe opposite direction, making it possible to veryrapidly engage and disengage work from the Vise, as is highly desirablewhere a large number of pieces of the same diameter are to be worked on,as in cutting lengths of pipe and threading the same.

What I claim is:

1. In a vise of the character described, a base member having a fixedjaw thereon, a yoke-like member mounted pivotally on said base member, arigid jaw slidably mounted for adjustment on said yoke-like member,screw-threaded means for adjusting the position of said slidably mountedjaw on said yoke-like member, an abutment on said base member, ahook-like member adapted to engage said abutment, and means forpivotally mounting said hook-like member on said yokelike membercomprising an eccentric mounted on said yoke-like member to rotate aboutan axis fixed relative to said yoke-like member, means pivotallyconnecting said hook-like member with said eccentric eccentrically tothe axis of rotation of said eccentric, and a lever fixed to saideccentric to rotate the same to clamp said hook against said abutmentand a work piece between said jaws, said lever being provided with meansfor successively releasing said hook-like member from said abutment torelease said clamped work piece from said aws, and swinging saidhooklike member away from said abutment by a continuous movement thereofin one direction, said yoke-like member having a, U shaped strap thereonreceiving and engaged by said hook-like member to swing said yoke-likemember about .itS pivot by means of said lever to open said vise.

2. In a pipe vise, a 'basemember having a fixed rigid pipe gripping jawtherein, a U-shaped yokelike member having a pair or parallel legs and atransverse connecting portion, said legs being much longer than saidconnecting portion, said yoke-like member being pivotally mounted onsaidbase member adjacent the end of one of said legs, a rigid pipe grippingjaw slidably mounted on said legs for adjustment toward and away fromsaid fixed jaw, screw-threaded means engaging said transverse portionfor adjusting the position of said slidably mounted jaw on saidyoke-like member, an abutment on said base member, a cylindrical memberrotatably mounted in an opening in said yoke-like member at the junctionof the other of said legs and said transverse portion, an elongatedhook-like member adapted to engage said abutment, a pivot pineccentrically pivotally connecting said hook-like member with saidcylindrical member, a lever fixed on said cylindrical member to rotatethe same about its axis, a stop on said hook-like member, a member onsaid lever engaging said stop to swing said hook-like member away fromsaid abutment after a predetermined rotation of said cylindrical member,a rigid stop member on said yoke-like memher with which said hook-likemember engages after a predetermined swinging movement of said hook-likemember away from said abutment to positively swing said yoke-like memberabout its pivotal mounting to a wide open position, and a handle on saidlever extending laterally from said yoke-like member during suchswinging movement of said hook-like and yoke-like members, said rigidstop member on said yoke-like member having rigid means thereon engagedby said lever after a predetermined swinging movement of said lever inthe opposite direction to positively move said yoke-like member fromwide open toward closing position by means of said lever.

3. In a pipe vise, a base member having a fixed rigid pipe gripping jawthereon, a U-shaped yokelike member having a pair of parallel legs and atransverse connecting portion, said legs being much longer than saidconnecting portion, said yoke-like member being pivotally mounted onsaid base member adjacent the end of one of said legs, a rigid pipegripping jaw slidably mounted on said legs for adjustment toward andaway from said fixed jaw, screw-threaded means engaging said transverseportion for adjusting the position of said slidably mounted jaw on saidyoke-like member, an abutment on said base member, a cylindrical memberrotatably mounted in an opening in said yoke-like member at the junctionof the other of said legs and said transverse portion, an elongatedhook-like member adapted to engage said abutment, a pivot pineccentrically pivotally connecting said hook-like member with saidcylindrical member, a lever fixed on said cylindrical member to rotatethe same about its axis, a stop on said hook-like member, a member onsaid lever engaging said stop to swing said hook-like member away fromsaid abutment after a predetermined rotation of said cylindrical member,a rigid stop member on one leg of said yoke-like member with which saidhook-like member engages after a predetermined swinging movement of saidhook-like member away from said abutment to positively swing saidyoke-like member about its pivotal mounting to a wide open position, anda handle on said lever extending laterally from said yoke-like memberduring such swinging REFERENCES CITED The following references are ofrecord in the file of this patent:

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